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A rap version of “Saturday Night Fever.” B-Rabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit’s 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she’s pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom’s trailer; his job’s a dead end, and he’s just choked …

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…the north is a town of white people called Warren. These two towns are divided by 8 Mile Road and therefore it is known as a boundary which separates those two races… atmosphere of the declined, disordered downtown of Detroit. The editing style Hanson has employed in 8 Mile is a mix-up of realism and classicism; cutting to continuity and classical cutting…

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…beat mom played by Kim Basinger, and the trailer park is located on the other side of 8 mile road which is predominately lower class whites. Eminem’s character works at a dead end … is booed off, while you hear random comments about him taking his white ass back to 8 mile. But as with all the adversity that Eminem’s character Rabbit faces, he survives and…

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…audiences knowledge of Mather’s life aids us in what is, supposedly, a semi-autobiographical movie. 8 Mile manages to present a world that many might believe does not exist by portraying … racial concerns (white man leaving the black to the ghetto) that although subtle, are noticed. 8 Mile is a success for all concerned and I look forward to the next step…

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…to the film directed by Charles Stone, III. That film is named Drumline. It is a movie about Devon Miles, played by Nick Cannon. Nick Cannon struggles to make it to the drumline of a Southern University marching band. Like 8 Mile, Drumline battles not with guns or violence, but with music (instrumental and lyrical).Although Eminem struggles …

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…or suit the scene, but he is always there, moving with the scene and in fact creating it.`8 Mile‘ isn’t just a vehicle for Eminem. It’s too well made a movie to be … how the rapper/actors feel who are in the movie only to be put down by Eminem.`8 Mile‘ cannot escape from the limitations of the fictionalized star biopic. There have been dozens of movies …

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…film also features Mekhi Phifer as Future, a young man who is hosting local battles in Detroit. 8-Mile shows that skin color does not matter when following your dreams.Eminem shows his brilliance as an actor as he struggles with the issue of growing up on the wrong side of 8 Mile Road. Eminem is trying to make it as a rapper when Murphy comes into his …

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… If the lack of success of recent movies like `Crossroads’ and `Glitter’ were any indication, `8 Mile‘ would just have been another movie starring a famous musician trying to translate their… objectified women we normally see in music videos. While it’s not Best Picture material, `8 Mile‘ succeeds at what it set out to do, to show parents and cynics what…

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… continually smelling this God awful aroma. Then I looked up at the screen and realized it was 8 Mile I was smelling.Bunny Rabbit hangs with the wackest crew in crew history. It’s leader…s a good thing. That’s like telling a new mayor he reminds you of Marion Barry. 8 Mile is basically bad scene after bad scene. Eminem gets into a fight with his mom’…

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…that was my single favorite moment in the movie. Often in the first and second act, `8 Mile‘ can’t get over some of its inherent Underdog Movie clichés. It steps out …an apocalyptic battle, this original and invigorating sequence is a big carrot reward for the audience. `8 Mile‘ goes out all the better with a downplayed ending that left me wanting more …